Achievement First Providence

Achievement First Providence is a reasonably sized elementary school in Providence, Rhode Island, part of Achievement First Rhode Island. The school instructs 460 students in grades K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 332.

Achievement First Rhode Island comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 3,200 students; Achievement First Providence is among them.

Looking at the student body, Achievement First Providence logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 15% Black, 5% White, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Providence County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Providence County reports that median household income runs about $78,787, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Achievement First Providence is one of 206 public schools in Providence County (combined enrollment of about 88,799 students).

The closest other public school is AF Providence Mayoral Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Achievement First Providence operates from an urban location. Achievement First Providence is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 451 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 70% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.